INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Black Shark, the first gaming smartphone from Xiaomi-backed Black Shark, was launched in China on Friday
The new smartphone comes with several gaming-centric features, including a liquid cooling system
The Xiaomi Black Shark handset's price starts at CNY 2,999 (roughly Rs
It has been listed on the Xiaomi's China site as well as its YouPin e-commerce site
It is also listed on JD.com and it will go on sale starting April 20
The smartphone will be sold in the country and there is no information on whether it will be unveiled globally.The Xiaomi Black Shark
features the same green and black coloured design aesthetics as that of the Razer Phone
It supports DCI-P3 Wide colour gamut that goes up to 97 percent
It comes with brightness up to 550 nits
The smartphone has got support for Bluetooth 4.0 and the company has introduced a gaming controller as well
For those who are interested in benchmark scores, Xiaomi revealed that the AnTuTu score for the Black Shark was 2,79,464.During the
announcement, Xiaomi also announced a controller dock for the Black Shark gaming smartphone
The controller comes with a joystick and a trigger button, and can be connected to the handset
This controller has been priced at CNY 179 (roughly Rs
Also, the smartphone is equipped with a multi-stage direct-touch integrated liquid cooling system to prevent the handset from
avoiding the 'grip of death'.Xiaomi Black Shark GamepadXiaomi Black Shark priceThe Xiaomi Black Shark has been announced at a starting price
This price is for the 6GB RAM/ 64GB inbuilt storage variant
Meanwhile, for the 8GB+128GB variant, you will have to pay CNY 3,499 (roughly Rs
Notably, the smartphone will ship in two colour models - Polar Night and Sky Grey.Xiaomi Black Shark smartphone sports a display with 18:9
aspect ratioXiaomi Black Shark specificationsThe Xiaomi Black Shark sports a 5.99-inch full-HD+ (1080x2160 pixels) display with an 18:9
The handset is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 processor, coupled with Adreno 630 GPU and two different RAM and storage variants
It comes in 6GB and 8GB RAM models
The smartphone has a dual-rear camera setup with a 20-megapixel sensor and a 12-megapixel sensor, both with f/1.75 aperture and LED flash
It has a front camera with 20-megapixel sensor with f/2.2 aperture.The Xiaomi Black Shark phone comes in 64GB and 128GB inbuilt storage
Also, the smartphone packs a 4000mAh battery and comes with Quick Charge 3.0 support
Connectivity options include 4G LTE, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS, AGPS, and Glonass
Sensors onboard are Gyroscope, Geomagnetic, Gravity Sensor, Proximity Sensor, and Ambient Light sensor
The phone measures 161.62x75.4x9.25mm and weighs 190 grams.
